The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-10
Mr.. Henderson's Position.

be no trouble about Mayor Dennys election.
Mr.. Henderson's Position.
In order that the position of Mr.. William Hen
derson may be fully understood, and the
he gives for his attitude in the city election
thoroughly known the Journal gives an inter-
view with him At length. as follows:
''You ask for which nominee for city Mayor
going to vote on the 1lth insta 1t seems
useless question for anyone acquainted with me
to ask and yet in the interest of the public well
fare it gives me pleasure to answer. need not
dwell on the fact of my Democracy. It is we'll
known that have voted the regular Democratic
ticket, with scarcely an exception. since 1884,
and it il my present expectation to vote for the
nominee of tho national Democratic convention
of 1888 In regard to the exceptions above
sideratlou for tho general good which led me t.
depart from my usual custom and vote, amongst
Others for a Republican candidate for judges OF
some OF our courts. will now impei me to sup
port Mr.. Denny, the Republican candidate for
Mayor. am in this independent of party.
value the good of my country, my State, the
my privilege, free-born American citizen,
to act and vote accordingly. In my understand
ing, the head of tho municipal governments
should bring to the performance OF his
duties sincere love of country,
sound knowledge business capacity and
industry. firm Independence, and
man, in short, our worthy Mayor has proved
himself to be. He has filed the Office for two
years with credit to himself and honor and ad-
vantage to tho city In all of his official acts he
has been entirely bipartisan. have yet to hear
him charged with having acted the partisan in q
single particular. On the contrary. no has uni
formly decided all the cases that came before
him according to his best understanding of the
law and evidence From the first no has shown
in the discharge Of his duties rare appreciation
of the character and scope OF his position With
official patronage to dispense, he has acted
upon the principle, in fact, that he is truly the
judge of the City Court. empowered to hear and
nurif ian all ri wit
tions of the laws and city ordinances. And
have never heard him charged with harshness,
oppression arbitrary injustice towards those
brought before him. In wider sense he has
acted the part of gentlemen, as we'll as that OF
q wise and impartial judge. This brings me to
the last and most important reason have for
voting for his reelection to the Office OF Mayor.
1 am for him because he is the represen ative of
law and order and of the law abiding portion of
am we'll assured he will ever prove faithful to
the trust
ION tho other hand, l opposed to the
election of his competitor, Dr.. Edenharter,
because his nomination brought about by
gang of spoilsmen. who do not deserve the name
of partisans, much less the good old honored
name Of Democrats In representing such men.
DIR. Edenharter is the candidate of the worst
elements of society He is the candidate of the
law breaker, the defer of the public WILL
pressed through the ballot box. and. indeed, of
every wicked practice that is un-Democratic
and hurtful to the public welfare. His election
would be hailed a vindication OF the shameful
much to say that the criminals who
committed that theft on the inalienable
right of the free suffrage expect to
gain by DR.. Edenharter's election what
they lost when they failed to elect Grim
inal Judge Vioators of the liquor laws and
Sabbath breakers who likewise relied upon the
election of criminal judge of their own choos-
ing, in order to escape the penalty OF wrong
doing, confidently expect to go scot-free If their
candidate for Mayor is elected He is their
candidate, and he will not fail to do their bidding.
From a Democratic stand point, am opposed
to DIR. Edenharter's election, because 1t would
be claimed the State over. as an Endorsement OF
the tally sheet forgers by the Democracy of In
diauapolis. and have a very damaging. II not dis
astrous effect upon the Democratic party In the
general election of 1888. His election would eff
fectually and forever seal the lips OF the De-
mocracy against the right to denounce the
fraud of 1877 at New Orleans. which deprived
Tslden and Hendricks of the offices to which
they were entitled. / say further that firmly
believe the election of DR.. Edenharter would
loose ten thousand votes to the Democracy of
Indiana next year, Tor the reason that the
honest Democrats of our State are opposed TO
election frauds, and will disapprove them by
their votes at the earliest opportunity. This
righteous disapproval will be in accord with the
true Democratic doctrine, that all elections shall
be fairly and honorable conducted, that each
vote cast shall be counted for the candidate for
whom it was intended, and that TO deprive a voter
of his voice in ele ction by taking his ballot
from the box and counting IL for
for whom it was not intended, by forging or
changing the tally sheets of an election is
high crime and dsmeanor. To say that the
Democracy of Indiana would ever sane ton or
tolerate such a crime is foul SANDER No more
would they indorse means that would lead
to the acquittal of men proved guilty of such
outrage; and l repeat that the election of DIR.
Edenharter will lose thousands of votes to the
Democratic party.
ITO come homo to local evils DIR. Edenharter
is the candidate of the worst liquor element OF
the city, the Sabbath breaking. law-defyng,
liquor selling. saloon element. He is expected
to do their bidding 1 do not hesitate TO say,
therefore, that. if elected the city of Indianap-
oils may just we'll discharge her police, for tho
law-breakers will have full sway, and the
looms will be open every hour of the night
and day, week, month and year. Languages
quite fails me to portray the enormity OF the